BlueClaws Announce 2012 Autograph Signers
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2012 Autograph Signers
Jim Kaat - April 26th, 6:35 pm - Kaat won 283 games over 24 Major League seasons, pitching for the Senators/Twins, White Sox, Phillies, Yankees, and Cardinals. After his playing career, he spent 22 years in the broadcast booth, calling Yankees and Twins games, and now works for MLB Network.
Mark Ballas - June 6th, 7:05 pm - Ballas, of Dancing With the Stars fame, has been competing on the show since the fall of 2007 and was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Choreography in 2011. He was twice won the competition, with celebrity partners Kristi Yamaguchi (season six) and Shawn Johnson (season eight).
Bret "The Hitman" Hart - June 16th, 7:05 pm - A five-time WWE Champion, Hart follows in a long line of professional wrestlers who have signed autographs at BlueClaws games, including Mick Foley, Sgt. Slaughter, and King Kong Bundy. Click here for the full list. Hart's appearance is presented by Central Jersey Blood Center.
Doc Gooden - June 30th, 7:05 pm - Gooden joins Kaat as a former baseball star to sign autographs at a 2012 BlueClaws game. He pitched for six teams in his career, including the Mets and the Yankees, winning World Series titles with the 1986 Mets and 1996 and 2000 Yankees. He became the youngest player to appear in an All-Star Game when he made his first of four appearances in 1984. In 1986, at age 21, he became the youngest pitcher to start an All-Star Game. In 1996, he threw a no-hitter while pitching with the Yankees, a game that was ironically broadcast by Kaat. Gooden's appearance is presented by Pantano Nursery and Landscape Supply Center.
Click here for the full list of former autograph signers. Gooden and Kaat join the likes of Bob Feller, Jim Rice, Goose Gossage, Steve Carlton and many others in having signed autographs at a BlueClaws game.
Please Note: All autograph signings will begin at the start of that night's game. Fans can begin to line up when the gate opens (60 minutes before the game, or 90 minutes prior for season ticket holders). In order to accommodate as many people as possible, signers will autograph one item per fan.
Presently, the only way to get tickets for these games is through a ticket package or group outing. Visit BlueClaws.com/Tickets or BlueClaws.com/Groups for more information, or call 732-901-7000 option 3.
Individual game tickets for the 2012 season go on sale at FanFest on March 17th.
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